Method of making indentification cards with pictures



Dec. 11, 1962 P. w. scHwlMMER METHOD OF MAKING IDENTIFICATION CARDS WITHPICTURES Filed April 30, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IIx INVENToR, PAUL w.scHwlMMER ATTORNEY-s OOOOO O Dec. 11, 1962 P. w. scHwlMMER METHOD OFMAKING IDENTIFICATION CARDS WITH PICTURES Filed April 50, 1959 2Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEYS States arent 3,067,659 Patented Dec. 11, 19623,067.659 METHQD OF MAKING INDENTIFHCATION CARDS WlTI-I PICTURES Paul W.Schwimmer, 16573 Freeland Ave., Detroit 35, Mich. Filed Apr. 30, 1959,Ser. No. 810,127 2 Claims. (Cl. 9S-1.1)

This invention relates generally to the art of making identificationcards with pictures thereon and, more particularly, to a new andimproved method of and means Ifor making identification cards such asdrivers licenses, club cards and the like by employing a photographnegative.

It is the primary object of the present invention to provide a method ofmaking identification cards with pictures thereon wherein a personspicture is first taken on photographic paper to produce a photographicnegative and then the picture is applied to a master or key iile cardand rephotographed to produce an identification card having a positivephotograph wherein white colors show up as -white and any identificationnumbers or codes appear for correct or right reading.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method formaking identification cards which employs conventional photographicpaper whereby the cost will be greatly reduced as no lm support isnecessary.

It is `another object of the present invention to provide a method ofmaking identification cards with pictures thereon wherein anidentification number or code is photographed together with the person,whereby positive control and correspondence of a person to a master orkey card is obtained.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a novelmethod of making identification cards with pictures thereon wherein allerrors are eliminated in setting up or writing numbers which correspondto a master or key card, whereby much time is saved by the eliminationof this operation and any forging of identification cards would beprevented.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a novelmethod of making identification cards with pictures thereon which iseconomical to carry out, eicient and fast in operation and which can becarried out with existing equipment.

Other objects, features and advantages of this invention will beapparent from the following detailed description and appended claims,reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of thespecification wherein like reference numerals designate correspondingparts of the several views.

`In the drawings:

IFIG. 1 is a plan view of the front side of a simulated identiiicationcard for a club membership;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a photographic layout employed in carryingout the method of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational View of the structure illustrated in -lFIG.2, taken in the direction of the arrows marked 3;

FIG. 4 is an elevational sectional view of the structure illustrated inFIG. 3, taken along the line 4 4 thereof;

FIG. 5 is an illustrative example of a photograph negative made inaccordance with the photographic layout of FIGS. 2, 3 and 4; and,

FIG. 6 is a front plan View of an identification card made in accordancewith the invention.

It is desirable in many instances where identification cards and thelike are used that the persons picture be incorporated with the cardtogether with the persons card number. An example of this would be wherea state requires that the persons picture be shown on his driverslicense yet wherein the persons master card number is not to be shown onthe identication card. The present photographic system can be used toprovide such an identification card, but with the prior art systems itis first necessary to make a positive photograph which is then copied oniilm negative and which further requires the use of said negative toproduce a linal positive photograph. The prior tart systems, because ofthe many steps that have to be carried out to obtain the desiredresults, are costly and time consuming. Accordingly, the presentinvention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art systems byproviding a method of making identification cards with pictures thereonwhich can ibe carried out in a minimum of time and at minimum cost.

Referring now to the drawings, -and especially to FIG. l, the numeral 10designates a master or key card which a person may fill out when joininga club, applying for a drivers license and the like. The portion 11 onthe right end of the master 10 is a receipt slip or stu-b which isdetachable from the card 10 along the dotted line 12 after theapplicant, or prospective new member or the like makes out the card 10.The receipt stub 11 would be provided with a master card number orprocessing cross-index number as 13 on the `front face thereof and thissame number would appear on the master card as indicated by the numeral13a. The master card number would also appear in large black numerals onthe back of the receipt stub 11 but in an enlarged condition asindicated by the numeral 13b. After the applicant has filled out themaster card 10 he is handed his receipt stub 11 and his picture is thentaken on photographic paper to produce a photograph negative. As shownin FIGS. 2,' 3 and 4, an illustrative photographic layout for use in theinvention would comprise a table, generally indicated yby the numeral14, which would be provided with the legs 15 and a U-shaped frame,generally indicated by the numeral 16, on one end thereof. 'Ihe frame 16may be xedly connected to the table by any suitable means, `as by meansof bolts and nuts as 17. The applicant is generally indicated in FIGS.2, 3 and 4'by the numeral 18 and he would be positioned between a whitescreen 19 and the frame 16 for picture taking purposes. As shown in FIG.4, the applicant 18 would be positioned centrally in the opening 20 made*by the frame 16.

Fixedly mounted on the left end of the table as viewed in FIGS. 2 and 3would `be a receipt holder 21 upon which would be mounted the applicantsreceipt stub 11. The receipt stub 11 would be mounted in a reversedposition whereby the enlarged master card 13b would be facing outwardlyas shown in FIG. 4. Adjustably mounted on the right end of the table 14or other suitable platform is a suitable conventional camera, generallyindicated by the numeral 22 and which would tbe supplied withconventional photographic paper instead of film. The camera would beprovided on the front end thereof with a power input plug connection forconnecting the camera to `a source of electrical energy. As best shownin FIGS. 2 and 3, a supporting arm as 24 and Z5 is fixedly mounted oneach side of the camera 22 and these arms are adapted to supportsuitable lighting means as 26 and 27, respectively. A suitable light formembers 26 and 27 is one available on the market under the tradenameStrobe which permits exposures of a M000 sec. and lens openings ofapproximately f22. The photographic lighting means 26 and 27 areelectrically connected by the leads 28 and 29, respectively, to theinput plug means 23. In order to have the master card number 13b appearcorrect or right, a prism as 30 is mounted in front of the receipt stub11. The applicants picture is then taken by the camera 22 and aphotograph negative, generally indictaed by the numeral 31 in FIG. 5, isproduced on the photographic paper. For Igood lighting effects it ispreferable to have the upper surface 32 of the table 14 colored white.

After the photographic negative 31 is made it is pasted directly on themaster identification card .10 as indicated by the numeral 31a inFIG. 1. An identiiication card 33, as shown in 6, is then made byphotographing the master card 10 with the photograph negative thereon.It will tbe seen that the identification card 33 is produced without allof the data of the master card 10 of FIG. 1. As viewed in FIG. 1, all ofthe data on the master card 10 is blocked off to the right of the line34 and below the line 35, and such data does not appear on the card 33.Likewise, theY master card number or processing cross-index numbers 13is blocked out and does not appear on the identification card 33. Itwill be seen that when the photographic negative 31 is reproduced ibyany conventional photographicV process on the master card 10, that apositive picture of a portion of the master card 10 is reproduced toprovide a positive identification card 33 with an integral positivepicture of the applicant thereon. Any conventional photographic papercan be used to make the photograph negative 31 as, for example, anypaper base or opaque lbase material having a lightsensitive emulsionthereon, as for example, a silver halide emulsion. A further example of`a photographic pa. per that may 1be used for this purpose is one putout by the Kodak Co. which has the following identification datathereon, namely, single Weight, Medalist, F-4, exp '1/60 63'61-12950.DE.

It lwill be seen that the present invention provides a novel method andmeans for quickly and easily making identification cards and automobile`drivers licenses inV an economical manner. It will be seen that withthe present system it is impossible to make a mistake relative to apersons master card num-ber and his picture since the person mounts hisown receipt stub on the holder 21 when his picture is taken. thuspositively indexing the photograph to the application. Furthermore, ifthe camera 22 is provided with a code means which would appear on thephotograph negative 31, the exact camera which took the picture could beidentified in the future. The company, club or licensing bureau andapplicant would have complete confidence that any picture made i by thepresent method would apply only to the person actually shown on theidentification card. With the pres ent system it is possible tophotograph an individual or applicant with his coded receipt stubbearing the same cross-index number as the master card 10, which wouldbe kept at a central location Vyet which would ypermit ,the furthermaking of the identification card 33 with the master cross-index cardnumber deleted therefrom.

While it will be apparent that the preferred embodiment of the inventionherein 4disclosed is well calculated to fulfill the objects abovestated, it Awill be `appreciated that the invention is susceptible tomodification, variation and change without departing from the properscope or fair meaning of the subjoined claims.

What I claim is:

1. A method of making identification cards for a person with his picturethereon comprising the steps of rst taking a picture of the person onphotographic paper to make a photograph negative, and then mountingV,the photograph negative on a master card Vand making a photograph ofthe card.

' 2. A method of making identification cards for a person with hispicture thereon comprising the steps of rst having the person fill out amaster card with his personal data, detaching a portion of the mastercard with said portion having the master card number thereon, .taking apicture of the person with his numbered card portion before him so thatit appears in the picture kand said picture ibeing taken on photographicpaper to make a photograph negative, mounting the lphotograph negativeon said master card, and then taking ya picture of the composite mastercard and photograph negative, with parts of the master card blocked out,to produce an identification card of the person with his picturethereon.

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